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Prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob in his inaugural speech thanked the Agung for his appointment as the Prime Minister.

He also thanked former Prime Minister Tan Seri Mahiaddin Md Yasin and all members of the parliament.

He then called to them to build the country back up, together, and while putting aside differences with the concept of Keluarga Malaysia (Malaysian Family).

He expressed his understanding of the difficulty that the people are facing during the pandemic as someone who grew up in a farmer’s family.

He announced that the strategy that has been formulated by the previous government will be continued and improved.

As Malaysia’s vaccination rate is one of the highest in the world, the same program will be continued as well.

To achieve herd immunity sooner, the National Covid-19 Immunisation program will be enhanced.

He asks all Malaysians to ask their family members who have not registered for vaccination.

Ismail Sabri pointed at Labuan which has achieved a 90% vaccination rate and single-digit in new Covid-19 cases in the last seven days as proof of the success of the existing plan to combat the pandemic.

He then announced that 6 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses has been ordered and will arrive in early September.

To address economic stability in the country, the government will focus on achieving two objectives:

  • Improve the well-being of the people in line with increasing their buying power.
  • Return the private sector to the forefront of the country’s economic growth.

There will also be a short term focus on those who have lost their jobs, the middle income earners, medium and small businesses, and the economic sector including the tourism sector.

He added that his government is ready to work with the people, increase the involvement of young people, and listen to their opinions in this endeavour.

He pointed out in a shot time Malaysia has gone through 2 Prime Ministers and it is wasteful political landscape as the next general election is close (21 Months).

He said everyone must be ready to work together and with that offers to the opposition positions in the National Recovery Council and the Special Council to deal with Covid-19 .

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